Decoherence in a Talbot Lau interferometer: the influence of molecular scattering

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dc.creatorHackermueller, Lucia
dc.creatorHornberger, Klaus
dc.creatorBrezger, Bjoern
dc.creatorZeilinger, Anton
dc.creatorArndt, Markus
dc.date2003-07-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:07:30Z
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dc.descriptionWe study the interference of C70 fullerenes in a Talbot-Lau interferometer with a large separation between the diffraction gratings. This permits the observation of recurrences of the interference contrast both as a function of the de Broglie wavelength and in dependence of the interaction with background gases. We observe an exponential decrease of the fringe visibility with increasing background pressure and find good quantitative agreement with the predictions of decoherence theory. From this we extrapolate the limits of matter wave interferometry and conclude that the influence of collisional decoherence may be well under control in future experiments with proteins and even larger objects.
dc.description8 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0307238
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0307238
dc.identifierAppl. Phys. B 77, 781-787 (2003)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1007/s00340-003-1312-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/91316
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleDecoherence in a Talbot Lau interferometer: the influence of molecular scattering
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